SideTracked - Chalk Farm
SideTracked Caches
This cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breathtaking view. It's a distraction for the weary traveler, but anyone else can go and find it too. More Information can be found at the SideTracked Website.
Chalk Farm Tube Station
Chalk Farm is a London underground station in the London Borough of Camden. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Belsize Park and Camden Town stations. For ticketing purposes, Chalk Farm falls in Zone 2 fare. With slightly under five million entries and exits per year, Chalk Farm is one of the busiest stations on the Edgware branch of the Northern line.
The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR). Trains originally operated between Golders Green and Charing Cross, with extensions to Edgware and Kennington in 1923–24 and 1926, respectively. All trains ran via the Charing Cross branch. As part of a comprehensive signing scheme, the 'UndergrounD' lettering was added in 1908.
With the subsequent extension of the City and South London Railway (C&SLR) to Camden Town in 1924, the CCE&HR and C&SLR were joined, allowing through running on the Bank branch and service as far south as Clapham Common, extending to Morden in 1926.
Chalk Farm station lies at the intersection of Chalk Farm Road, Haverstock Hill (the northern extension of Camden High Street) and Adelaide Road, which create an angular intersection that forms the centre of the neighbourhood of the same name.
Architecture
Chalk Farm's narrow, wedge-shaped station building gives it the longest frontage of any of the stations designed by architect Leslie Green for the three tube lines owned by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London and opened in 1906 and 1907. It also has the shallowest lift shafts of any Underground station (21 ft). Station refurbishment by Tube lines was completed in 2005. The station is a Grade II listed building.
Curious fact #1
London ska/pop band Madness posed outside of Chalk Farm tube station for the covers of their no. 2 UK hit album Absolutely and no. 3 UK single Baggy Trousers.
About the Cache
You’ll be looking for a magnetic micro geocache that contains only the log strip. Please, bring your own pen (BYOP).
About Hampstead_Twins
We are Hampstead locals and have recently discovered Geocaching activity. As we are delighted with the place where we live and with the stories we find in every corner of this locality, we decided to share some curious facts about our neighbourhood and encourage Geocaching activity in the area. We hope you enjoy.
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What’s Next?
Did you like what you saw here? If you haven't already, how about trying to find another cache in the area? Look for ‘Talacre Open Space’ cache and have fun!